Sectra

St. Marien-Hospital Borken, Germany, which is a member of a hospital network, is digitising its radiology operation and has signed a five-year agreement with the IT and medicaltechnology company Sectra.

The order includes Sectra PACS for processing and archiving of digital radiology images, which will be integrated into the hospitals' RIS and existing IT infrastructure. St. Marien-Hospital performs 75,000 radiology examinations per year and is part of a network of three hospitals, one of which already uses Sectra PACS. "

The use of an integrated RIS/PACS solution at the hospital in Borken will increase the availability of images and patient information within the hospital thereby improving patient care and enhancing workflow.